Mahabharata 7.64.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 64, Shloka 7
Adhyāya 64 — Omens, Conch Signals, and Arjuna’s Assault on the Elephant Division
मोदकान् पूरिकापूपान् स्वादपूर्णाश्व॒ शष्कुली: । करम्भान् पृथुमृद्वीका अन्नानि सुकृतानि च
modakān pūrikāpūpān svādapūrṇāś ca śaṣkulīḥ | karambhān pṛthumṛdvīkā annāni sukṛtāni ca ||
وہاں مودک، پوری، اپوپ (میٹھے کیک)، ذائقے سے بھرپور ششکُلی، کرمبھ، پرتھو (چِوڑا)، منقّے اور خوب اچھی طرح تیار کیے ہوئے طرح طرح کے کھانے موجود تھے۔
नारद उवाच
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The verse underscores dharmic hospitality: food offered with care, purity, and abundance becomes an ethical act—honoring worthy recipients and sustaining sacred learning and social order.
Nārada describes a setting where many kinds of well-prepared delicacies are available and consumed, painting a vivid picture of plentiful, refined provisions as part of a larger account.
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